Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Saturday cable, but its 0.92 rating was significantly lower than the games have been earning during the week. HBO, as usual, reports its boxing ratings in segments, ranging from 0.63 to 0.40. Adult Swim’s late-night block continues to be strong, with KILL LA KILL down 0.02 to 0.47, SWORD ART ONLINE up 0.03 to 0.45, INUYASHA down 0.03 to 0.36, and DRAGON BALL (not on the chart, since it’s technically not an original, although it’s being shown for the first time in its current form) down 0.02 to 0.57. LOG CABIN LIVING (HGTV) was down to 0.32/0.27 from 0.38/0.31. OUTLANDER (Starz) gained 0.05 to 0.30. PIONEER WOMAN (Food) was up 0.04 to 0.29. On BBCAmerica, ORPHAN BLACK lost 0.03 to 0.16. Lifetime’s movie STOCKHOLM PA (also technically not an original, although it never had a theatrical run) was at 0.34.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 9, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L-05/09/2015

ESPN

4:59 p

173

0.92

2,382

2

WCB: 5/9/15 CANELO/KIRKLA-05/09/2015

HBOM

9:57 p

33

0.63

1,580

3

KILL LA KILL-05/09/2015

ADSM

12:30 a

30

0.47

1,145

4

SWORD ART ONLINE II-05/09/2015

ADSM

1:00 a

30

0.45

1,028

5

TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU-05/09/2015

TOON

6:30 a

30

0.42

1,061

6

COPS (O)-05/09/2015

SPIKE

8:00 p

29

0.42

1,181

7

NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/09/2015

NBCSN

7:03 p

172

0.40

1,018

8

WCB: 5/9/15 CANELO/KIRKLA-05/09/2015

HBOM

9:09 p

48

0.40

1,118

9

SONIC BOOM-05/09/2015

TOON

7:00 a

30

0.37

1,056

10

POKEMON THE SERIES XY-05/09/2015

TOON

8:00 a

30

0.37

1,331

11

INUYASHA: THE FINAL ACT-05/09/2015

ADSM

1:30 a

30

0.36

880

12

COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L-05/09/2015

ESPN

8:00 p

209

0.32

887

13

LOG CABIN LIVING-05/09/2015

HGTV

10:00 p

30

0.32

1,364

14

OUTLANDER-05/09/2015

STZP

9:00 p

58

0.30

1,084

15

PIONEER WOMAN-05/09/2015

FOOD

10:00 a

30

0.29

1,254

16

AUCTION HUNTERS-05/09/2015

SPIKE

9:00 p

30

0.29

771

17

AUCTION HUNTERS-05/09/2015

SPIKE

9:30 p

30

0.29

831

18

TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN-05/09/2015

FOOD

10:30 a

30

0.28

1,075

19

LOG CABIN LIVING-05/09/2015

HGTV

10:30 p

30

0.27

1,343

20

HENRY DANGER-05/09/2015

NICK

8:00 p

30

0.26

1,870

21

SCORNED: LOVE KILLS-05/09/2015

ID

10:00 p

60

0.24

807

22

BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS-05/09/2015

NICK

8:30 p

30

0.24

1,625

23

KITCHEN AT FN, THE-05/09/2015

FOOD

11:00 a

60

0.24

1,006

24

PREMIER LEAGUE L-05/09/2015

NBCSN

12:27 p

126

0.23

523

25

DEAD FILES-05/09/2015

TRAV

10:00 p

60

0.20

547

26

HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE-05/09/2015

HALL

9:00 p

120

0.19

1,665

27

MY CAT FROM HELL-05/09/2015

APL

8:00 p

60

0.18

652

28

19 KAC: RECOUNT-05/09/2015

TLC

8:00 p

120

0.17

629

29

ORPHAN BLACK-05/09/2015

BBCA

9:00 p

60

0.16

406

30

COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L-05/09/2015

ESPN

1:00 p

146

0.16

453

31

MLB REGULAR SEASON L-05/09/2015

FS1

1:06 p

163

0.16

715

32

PREMIER LEAGUE L-05/09/2015

NBCSN

9:55 a

125

0.15

346

33

DEIONS FAMILY PLAYBOOK-05/09/2015

OWN

9:00 p

60

0.15

367

34

VANILLA ICE PROJECT-05/09/2015

DIY

10:00 p

30

0.15

376

35

REAL SPORTS 15-05/09/2015

HBOM

11:27 p

55

0.14

359

36

KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-05/09/2015

ENT

10:04 p

62

0.14

265

37

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY-05/09/2015

FOXNC

8:00 a

60

0.13

1,182

38

PREMIER LEAGUE L-05/09/2015

NBCSN

7:38 a

123

0.13

316

39

SHO CH BOX: 2015-05/09/2015

SHO1

9:13 p

52

0.13

370

40

INSIDE MAYWTHR VS. PACQU-05/09/2015

SHO1

10:31 p

24

0.12

304

41

WILLIS FAMILY: BEHIND THE-05/09/2015

TLC

10:00 p

60

0.12

495

42

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY-05/09/2015

FOXNC

9:00 a

60

0.12

1,152

43

MLB REGULAR SEASON L-05/09/2015

FS1

4:00 p

205

0.11

460

44

JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE-05/09/2015

FOXNC

9:00 p

60

0.11

993

45

SHO CH BOX: 2015-05/09/2015

SHO1

10:05 p

18

0.11

318

46

CASHIN IN-05/09/2015

FOXNC

11:30 a

30

0.10

949

47

JIM GAFFIGAN: BEYOND PALE-05/09/2015

TVL

8:00 p

69

0.10

327

48

FORBES ON FOX-05/09/2015

FOXNC

11:00 a

30

0.10

821

49

DECKED OUT-05/09/2015

DIY

10:00 a

30

0.10

294

50

SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL-05/09/2015

ENN

1:00 p

120

0.10

184

51

SR/FS1 NASCAR COVERAGE-05/09/2015

FOXNC

7:00 p

25

0.10

659

52

BULLS & BEARS-05/09/2015

FOXNC

10:00 a

30

0.10

1,018

53

CAVUTO ON BUSINESS-05/09/2015

FOXNC

10:30 a

30

0.09

915

54

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY-05/09/2015

FOXNC

7:00 a

60

0.09

914

55

FIRST TIME FLIPPERS-05/09/2015

DIY

8:30 p

30

0.09

215

56

STRANGE INHERITANCE-05/09/2015

FOXNC

10:00 p

30

0.09

651

57

TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE-05/09/2015

TV1

8:00 p

120

0.09

379

58

GRAHAM NORTON SHOW-05/09/2015

BBCA

10:00 p

60

0.09

238

59

WITNESS: RIO-05/09/2015

HBOM

6:00 a

39

0.09

159

60

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10-05/09/2015

ESPN2

11:27 p

33

0.09

179

61

NEW DAY SATURDAY-05/09/2015

CNN

8:00 a

60

0.09

366

62

AMERICAS NEWS HQ-05/09/2015

FOXNC

12:00 p

60

0.09

961

63

HILLBILLY BLOOD-05/09/2015

DAM

9:30 p

30

0.08

298

64

WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/09/2015

TWC

6:00 p

60

0.08

332

65

RED EYE-05/08/2015

FOXNC

3:00 a

60

0.08

325

66

WHEELS THAT FAIL-05/09/2015

VEL

10:00 p

30

0.08

260

67

WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/09/2015

TWC

9:00 p

60

0.08

307

68

WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/09/2015

HLN

7:00 a

60

0.08

297

69

WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/09/2015

TWC

10:00 p

60

0.08

338

70

ALOHA VET-05/09/2015

NGWD

9:00 p

60

0.08

377

71

SMERCONISH-05/09/2015

CNN

9:00 a

60

0.08

425

72

CNN NEWSROOM-05/09/2015

CNN

4:00 p

60

0.08

433

73

WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/09/2015

HLN

9:00 a

60

0.08

211

74

KITCHEN CRASHERS-05/09/2015

HGTV

8:30 a

30

0.08

422

75

AMERICAS NEWS HQ-05/09/2015

FOXNC

1:00 p

60

0.08

848

76

STRANGE INHERITANCE-05/09/2015

FOXNC

10:30 p

30

0.08

618

77

LIVE FROM-05/09/2015

GOLF

9:00 a

300

0.07

402

78

CNN NEWSROOM-05/09/2015

CNN

3:00 p

60

0.07

451

79

TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS-05/09/2015

DFC

1:30 p

30

0.07

293

80

AMERICAS NEWS HQ-05/09/2015

FOXNC

6:00 p

60

0.07

852

81

RED EYE-05/09/2015

FOXNC

11:00 p

60

0.07

364

82

OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF PSYCH-05/09/2015

SCI

9:00 p

30

0.07

212

83

20, THE-05/09/2015

VH1

10:00 a

60

0.07

127

84

NEW DAY SATURDAY-05/09/2015

CNN

7:00 a

60

0.07

370

85

REVENGE PORN: CYBERWAR-05/09/2015

CNN

7:30 p

30

0.07

342

86

CNN NEWSROOM-05/09/2015

CNN

1:00 p

60

0.07

419

87

PETER RABBIT-05/09/2015

NKJR

1:00 p

30

0.07

430

88

THAT METAL SHOW 14-05/09/2015

VH1C

9:00 p

60

0.07

124

89

HOT 20 COUNTDOWN-05/09/2015

CMT

9:00 a

180

0.07

219

90

HILLBILLY BLOOD-05/09/2015

DAM

9:00 p

30

0.07

256

91

OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW-05/09/2015

OWN

10:00 p

60

0.07

283

92

CNN NEWSROOM-05/09/2015

CNN

2:00 p

30

0.07

444

93

PETER RABBIT-05/09/2015

NKJR

1:30 p

30

0.07

372

94

RENOVATION REALITIES-05/09/2015

DIY

9:00 p

30

0.07

238

95

CHOPPED CANADA-05/09/2015

CC

10:00 p

60

0.07

169

96

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY-05/09/2015

FOXNC

6:00 a

60

0.07

544

97

RENOVATION REALITIES-05/09/2015

DIY

9:30 p

30

0.07

271

98

AMERICAS NEWS HQ-05/09/2015

FOXNC

4:00 p

60

0.06

637

99

24/7 CANELO/KIRKLAND-05/09/2015

HBOM

11:00 a

27

0.06

103

100

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS-05/09/2015

FOXNC

5:00 p

60

0.06

722

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.